The PlayStation Awards 2018 winners are announced! PS Store is offering a sale of the previous award-winning titles and related works!

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) held the PlayStation Awards 2018 (PS Awards) on Monday, December 3. The awards ceremony was held to honor the PlayStation-related software titles that have been a hit in the Asian region, including Japan.

The "PlayStation Awards" is a festival that honors hit titles released on the PlayStation format, and was first held in 1995, the year after the PlayStation was launched, and is now in its 24th year.

At this year's PlayStation Awards 2018, 23 titles won 29 awards, including "Monster Hunter: World," "The Last of Us Remastered," and "Persona 5."

In this article, we will introduce the award-winning titles along with a look at the awards ceremony.

In addition, the PlayStation Store is running a campaign starting today, Tuesday, December 4, to commemorate the PlayStation Awards 2018. A special page ( # ) featuring this year's award-winning titles will be released, and a sale will also be held to purchase previous PS Awards winners and related titles at bargain prices. The sale will last until Wednesday, December 12, so why not take advantage of this opportunity to play?

PlayStation Awards 2018" award-winning titles*In order of presentation. Japanese distributors are listed.

Quadruple Platinum Prize
Titles with cumulative production shipments and distribution exceeding 4 million copies in the Asian region including Japan.
Titles released on multiple PlayStation® formats in the Asian region including Japan are combined.

Monster Hunter: World
Format: PS4●Released by: Capcom

Platinum Prize
Titles with cumulative production shipments and distribution exceeding 1 million copies in the Asian region including Japan.
Titles released on multiple PlayStation® formats in the Asian region including Japan are combined.

The Last of Us Remastered
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Persona 5
Format: PS4●Sold by: Atlus

Gold Prize
Titles with cumulative production shipments/distributions exceeding 500,000 copies in the Asian region including Japan
Titles that have been released on multiple PlayStation® formats in the Asian region, including Japan, are combined.

Super Robot Taisen V
Format: PS4/PS Vita ●Released by: Namco Bandai Entertainment Inc.

Winning Eleven 2018
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Konami Digital Entertainment

Gran Turismo SPORT
Format: PS4 - Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Call of Duty World War II" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

God of War" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 ●Release by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Powerful Pro Baseball Live 2018
Format: PS4/PS Vita Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Marvel's Spider-Man
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

PlayStation Network Award
Top 3 titles in network sales in Asia including Japan from October 1, 2017 (Sun) to September 30, 2018 (Sun)
*Same titles released on multiple PlayStation® formats in the Asian region including Japan were combined.

FIFA 18
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Electronic Arts

Monster Hunter: World
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Capcom

Fortnite" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Epic Games

Users' Choice Awards
The top 10 titles voted for by users in Asia, including Japan, between October 1, 2017 (Sun) and September 30, 2018 (Sun).

Assassin's Creed Origins
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Ubisoft

Dragon Quest XI: The Last Time I Chose" (*)
Format: PS4 ●Released by: SQUARE ENIX

Yakuza Pole 2
Format: PS4 ●Released by: SEGA Games Inc.

Monster Hunter: World
Format: PS4 Format: PS4 Publisher: Capcom

Fortnite" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 Format: PS4 Publisher: Epic Games

God of War" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 Format: PS4 Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

DARK SOULS REMASTERED" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 - Publisher: FromSoftware

Detroit: Become Human
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Marvel's Spider-Man" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki IV -THE END OF SAGA
Format: PS4 ●Released by Nihon Falcom

(*) User voting was conducted only in the Asian region due to the release of the game in the Asian region during the period.

PlayStation VR Award
Three titles that were released or distributed in Japan and other Asian regions during the period October 1, 2017 (Sun) - September 30, 2018 (Sun) and contributed to the excitement of PlayStation VR

V! Yuusha no Kurenai Namaikida R
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Gran Turismo SPORT
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Bethesda Softworks ZeniMax Asia

Indie & Developer Awards
Indie titles released or distributed in Japan and other Asian regions from October 1, 2017 (Sunday) to September 30, 2018 (Sunday), as well as three titles that have contributed to the expansion of the lineup of distribution-only titles

■ "Ultimate Chicken Horse".
Format: PS4 ●Released by: 4341571 Canada Inc. DBA Clever Endeavour Games

ABZÛ" - Format: PS4
Format: PS4 ●Released by: 505 Games

Dead Cells
Format: PS4 ●Released by: Motion Twin

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PS Awards 2018 Commemorative Campaign
To commemorate the many award-winning titles at the PlayStation Awards 2018, PlayStation Store will launch the "PlayStation Awards 2018" commemorative campaign on December 4 (Tue.), 2018. The campaign will feature a special page ( # ) dedicated to this year's award-winning titles, and will also offer PS Awards winners and related titles at sale prices, so please take this opportunity to enjoy PS Awards winners and related titles.